The final witness in the penalty phase of the trial of a former minor league baseball player who fatally bashed his father, uncle and a bystander in Corona testified Monday, setting the stage for closing arguments in the case Tuesday.
A man accused of fatally stabbing a 63-year-old acquaintance outside a Hemet business pleaded not guilty Friday, Sept. 4 to a murder charge. Hyder Mahdi Jaffer, 51, of Hemet is accused in the Dec. 30 slaying of Inder Jit of Winchester.